Diffused/Defused
The verb needed in both cases was defused (Today 27 June 2011). Both diffuse and defuse are commonly confused, almost certainly because they are near-homophones.
Defuse (/?di?'fju?z/) means �to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous� (Oxford Advanced Learner�s), and is clearly the meaning intended here.
Diffuse (/d?'fju?z/), on the other hand, means �to spread something or become spread widely in all directions�.
The verb needed in both cases was defused (Today 27 June 2011). Both diffuse and defuse are commonly confused, almost certainly because they are near-homophones.
Defuse (/?di?'fju?z/) means �to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous� (Oxford Advanced Learner�s), and is clearly the meaning intended here.
Diffuse (/d?'fju?z/), on the other hand, means �to spread something or become spread widely in all directions�.
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